Beat of the Month: Video Game Podcast

The Beat of the Month crew decided to take a break from the typical themes and round out the year with an anything goes style podcast. We cover a wide range of games from Halo Infinite, Immortality, Death's Door, Portal, Monster Train - and more! We also talk about what games we are looking forward to in 2023 which include Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and...ah who cares what other games are coming out next year. We've also got some 'Free' for 'All' trivia at the end as well. And while we tease the next episode featuring a deep dive of God of War: Ragnarok, we actually need a little more time exploring Asgard so we'll be taking a look into Game Collecting for our next episode. We hope you join us!

Beating a video game always feels good, but beating a game that has a great ending is even better! This episode the Beat of the Month Crew take a look at some of the greatest video game endings ever, and also look at some of the endings that were memorable for all the wrong reasons. As you might expect for a topic like this - there are some big spoilers ahead! We give a bit of warning before the biggest spoilers, and there are some whoppers. God of War (2018), The Witcher 3, Last of Us Part 1 and 2, ICO, Super Mario Bros 2, Final Fantasy 15 - all spoiled! We pack this episode with even more game endings, trivia, and several too hot for podcasting moments. 

AND THAT'S NOT ALL! If you would like a chance to win a free year of Nintendo Switch Online with the Expansion Pack keep an eye out for a post on our Instagram or Twitter and let us know what your favorite video game ending of all time is!

Thanksgiving is approaching and the Beat of the Month crew decided that we would have a special episode devoted to a topic that I'm sure is on everyone's mind during the holidays - Crime. Yes that's right - this episode focuses on Crime Games! We talk a bit about Grand Theft Auto 3 and our experience with that iconic title as well as the bizarre online world that exists in some mods of GTA5. We also talk about some crime games we played this month including 2 games from the Yakuza series, Reservoir Dogs, and Neon White. We even divulge some of the real life crimes we've partaken in as well. As usual, we've got some crime themed trivia to round things out - so please join us! 

Almost nothing in gaming feels as good as a nice headshot. Except maybe doing it while the rest of the enemies are completely clueless to your whereabouts. Oh, and then taking the dead body and stuffing it into a locker. Yeah...that's the stuff. That's right - this month the Beat of the Month crew take on Stealth Games! We cover some stealth games such as Aragami and Horizon Zero Dawn and then some other odds and ends that we've been playing like Cuphead DLC and Stray. We also break down what makes a stealth mechanic good and bad (PROTIP for game makers - if the majority of the game isn't a stealth game, the stealth mechanic probably isn't good!) We've also got a double dose of trivia, but with a twist! And what exactly is a 'Syphon Filter' anyway? Tune in to find out!

This episode the Beat of the Month crew tackle a genre that has been around for as long as games have been made - Sports Games! Even if you aren't buying the newest version of Madden every year, it's likely that you've played a sports game at some point. We take a deep look at the games that laid the foundation for the genre with the NES (yeah we know sports games existed even before then...) and then branch into the 16-bit generation and further. We also go into a bit of detail on sports games we played this month such as Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City, Dodgeball Academia, and more! As always we cap things off in the 4th quarter with some sports game trivia. Can you name all the bowling games released on the N64?

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